diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index f4e31a20cf..92d1b0374a 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -470,12 +470,7 @@ Default value: `undef`
 Data type: `Optional[Variant[String, Hash]]`
 
 Specifies a key to authenticate the backports. Valid options: a string to be passed to the id parameter of the apt::key defined type, or a
-hash of parameter => value pairs to be passed to apt::key's id, server, content, source, and/or options parameters. Default value
-for Debian and Ubuntu varies:
-
-- Debian: 'A1BD8E9D78F7FE5C3E65D8AF8B48AD6246925553'
-
-- Ubuntu: '630239CC130E1A7FD81A27B140976EAF437D05B5'
+hash of parameter => value pairs to be passed to apt::key's id, server, content, source, and/or options parameters.
 
 Default value: `undef`
 
diff --git a/manifests/backports.pp b/manifests/backports.pp
index 0ef45333d5..8cb32eb1c9 100644
--- a/manifests/backports.pp
+++ b/manifests/backports.pp
@@ -34,12 +34,7 @@
 #
 # @param key
 #   Specifies a key to authenticate the backports. Valid options: a string to be passed to the id parameter of the apt::key defined type, or a
-#   hash of parameter => value pairs to be passed to apt::key's id, server, content, source, and/or options parameters. Default value
-#   for Debian and Ubuntu varies:
-#
-#   - Debian: 'A1BD8E9D78F7FE5C3E65D8AF8B48AD6246925553'
-#
-#   - Ubuntu: '630239CC130E1A7FD81A27B140976EAF437D05B5'
+#   hash of parameter => value pairs to be passed to apt::key's id, server, content, source, and/or options parameters.
 #
 # @param pin
 #   Specifies a pin priority for the backports. Valid options: a number or string to be passed to the `id` parameter of the `apt::pin` defined
@@ -67,9 +62,7 @@
   if $repos {
     $_repos = $repos
   }
-  if $key {
-    $_key = $key
-  }
+
   if (!($facts['os']['name'] == 'Debian' or $facts['os']['name'] == 'Ubuntu')) {
     unless $location and $release and $repos and $key {
       fail('If not on Debian or Ubuntu, you must explicitly pass location, release, repos, and key')
@@ -88,9 +81,6 @@
   unless $repos {
     $_repos = $apt::backports['repos']
   }
-  unless $key {
-    $_key =  $apt::backports['key']
-  }
 
   if $pin =~ Hash {
     $_pin = $pin
@@ -110,7 +100,7 @@
     release  => $_release,
     repos    => $_repos,
     include  => $include,
-    key      => $_key,
+    key      => $key,
     pin      => $_pin,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 3ce8f48640..c2fe0b48b1 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
     'Ubuntu': {
       $backports = {
         'location' => 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu',
-        'key'      => '630239CC130E1A7FD81A27B140976EAF437D05B5',
         'repos'    => 'main universe multiverse restricted',
       }
       $ppa_options        = ['-y']
diff --git a/spec/classes/apt_backports_spec.rb b/spec/classes/apt_backports_spec.rb
index e7a951a758..cb2d421d50 100644
--- a/spec/classes/apt_backports_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/apt_backports_spec.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
               full: '18.04'
             },
             distro: {
-              codename: 'bionac',
+              codename: 'bionic',
               id: 'Ubuntu'
             }
           }
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@
 
       it {
         expect(subject).to contain_apt__source('backports').with(location: 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu',
-                                                                 key: '630239CC130E1A7FD81A27B140976EAF437D05B5',
                                                                  repos: 'main universe multiverse restricted',
-                                                                 release: 'bionac-backports',
-                                                                 pin: { 'priority' => 200, 'release' => 'bionac-backports' })
+                                                                 release: 'bionic-backports',
+                                                                 pin: { 'priority' => 200, 'release' => 'bionic-backports' })
       }
     end
 
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@
               full: '18.04'
             },
             distro: {
-              codename: 'bionac',
+              codename: 'bionic',
               id: 'Ubuntu'
             }
           }
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@
               full: '18.04'
             },
             distro: {
-              codename: 'bionac',
+              codename: 'bionic',
               id: 'Ubuntu'
             }
           }
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@
             full: '18.04'
           },
           distro: {
-            codename: 'bionac',
+            codename: 'bionic',
             id: 'Ubuntu'
           }
         }